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Pacific Operational Science & Technology Conference

2 - 4 April 2007

Honolulu, HI

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Agenda

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Current Theater Environment - FY07-FY09

• HQ USPACOM
• USPACOM J2, Intelligence Prospective, RADM Andrew M. Singer, USN, Director for Intelligence, J2, US Pacific Command
• USPACOM J4, Logistics, Engineering, and Security Assistance (J4), Brigadier General Kenneth S. Dowd, USA, Director for Logistics, Engineering and Security Assistance, J4, US Pacific Command

Homeland Security Perspective

• Department of Homeland Security DHS Science & Technology: Alignment for Success, Rear Admiral, (Retired), Jay Cohen, USN, Under Secretary for Science & Technology

International Perspective

• Australia Current Theatre Environment An Australian Perspective, Dr. Roger Lough, Chief Defense Scientist, Defence Science and Technology Organization
• Singapore Security challenges from the perspective of a small city state, Rear Admiral (Retired) Richard Lim, Chief Executive, Defence Science and Technology Agency
• Republic of Korea Perspective on S&T Collaboration, Dr. Tae In Choi, Vice President, Agency for Defense Development

Banquet w/Special Guest Speaker:

• Breakthroughs, the Product of Innovators, Mr. Burt Rutan

 

Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Near Term Solutions to Current Challenges - How the World will Change: FY07-FY09

Military Services Research and Development

• Army Research and Development Army Science & Technology Overview, Dr. Thomas H. Killion, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research & Technology/Chief Scientist, Department of the Army.
• Navy Research Enterprise Naval Science and Technology Update, Rear Admiral William E. Landay, III, USN, Chief Naval Research
• Air Force Research and Development Solutions to Current Challenges: FY07-FY09, Major General Ted F. Bowlds, USAF, Commander, Air Force Research Laboratory

DoD Agency Research and Development

• DARPA DARPA Networking and Communications Overview, Dr. Larry B. Stotts, Deputy Director, Strategic Technology Office, DARPA
• OSD/Nuclear, Chemical, Biological Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Research and Development, Dr. Thomas Hopkins, Acting Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (NCB)

Lunch w/Guest Speaker:

• Strategic Challenges in the Asia-Pacific Area, Lieutenant General (Retired) E.P. Smith, USA, Director, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

Industry Panel
Panelist:

• ISR-UAVs Future Solutions - ISR, Mr. John Grabowsky, VP & GM - Small UAVs, AeroVironment
• Maritime Domain Awareness Future Industry Solutions…FY10 and Beyond, Mr. Tom Williams, VP Advanced Concepts, Integrated Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation
• Undersea Warfare Undersea Warfare, Mr. Roger Bagbey, SVP & Group Manager - Engineering and Technology Center, Alion Science & Technology

Game Changing Technology Panel
Panel Topics:

• Knowledge Management - from SA to BDA Connecting the Dots, Lieutenant General (Retired) George Fisher, USA, Director, Department of Defense Programs, National Security Directorate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Computational Imaging Game Changing Technologies, Computational Imaging Systems, Dr. Timothy Persons, Technical Director, Disruptive Technologies, ONI
• FiberWeb Linear Sensor The ATLAS, Powered Rope Ascender, Major Rex Blair, USA and Mr. Nathan Ball, MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies